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LAKES AND RIVERS, 



lays seven or eight ; some have a white ground, with 

 lilac and red spots, others have darker spots ; a few 

 lilac spots are almost always visible. It is found in 

 Suffolk, Norfolk, and other eastern counties mostly, 

 but is occasionally seen throughout England. The 

 young of the water-rail are black, without any bright 

 colouring. 



WATER-RAIL. 



The Moorhen (Gallinula chloropus, family Galli- 

 nula) is known by a variety of names. It must not 

 be confounded with the female grouse, which in Scot- 

 land is called the moorhen. It is not a migrant, and 

 is generally distributed. It is a good swimmer, but is 

 heavy for its size, which is that of a pigeon, for it 



